Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1984

Henry Angelo & Sons, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America

Henry Angelo & Sons, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 26, 1984 · Bark, Dull, Pearson, Schwartz
451 So. 2d 1038; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13814 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Henry Angelo & Sons, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The appellants appeal an order dismissing a counterclaim because they had filed, as plaintiffs, a prior action in the State of North Carolina upon the same subject matter which is the subject matter of their counterclaim in the instant proceeding.

We reverse and remand the matter to the trial court to enter an order of abatement as to the counterclaim pending resolution of the North Carolina proceeding. Birnholz v. Steisel, 338 So.2d 862 (Fla.3d DCA 1976); Cicero v. Paradis, 184 So.2d 212 (Fla.2d DCA 1966).

Reversed and remanded with directions.

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